3 ECTS credits
84 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1024289BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Students must have followed ‘Introduction to Computational Linguistics’, before they can enroll for ‘Natural Language Processing'.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Computer Science
Educational team
Paul Van Eecke (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
12 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

In this course, the field of natural language processing is studied in-depth, with special attention to the algorithms that underlie contemporary language technology applications.

Additional info

NA

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of the fields of computational linguistics and natural language processing
  • Ability to formulate, apply and validate AI models
  • Ability to critically assess arguments in the exact sciences
  • Ability to search for and critically process academic literature
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing on an academic level
     

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam with oral defence: students take a written exam. Immediately afterwards, they orally defend their answers, based on which the final grade is determined.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence: Default track (only offered in Dutch)